SJPdP , Best Day of Week (least Crowded) to Head Up the Moun

[DeadFred]

Assuming a clear , none rainy day I'm curious to know what is the least populated day of the week ( if there is such an animal) to Leave St Jean for Roncevelles via route Napoleon?.. While we are talking about it what's the MOST crowded ?

Thanks
Joe

 

[scruffy1]

It keeps getting more difficult to arrive in SJPdP but there are four buses daily out of Bayonne, weekdays the first one leaves at 0550 for SJ. Sundays the first bus out is at 0900. Putting on my Sherlock Holmes deerstalker I would guess an early start Sunday morning would insure fewer people.

 

[sillydoll]

The stats from St Jean show the number of pilgrims who leave each day.
These are not up to date and you will have to scroll down the 2011 stats to read about "Quelques journées denses".

http://www.aucoeurduchemin.org
Statistics pilgrims
St Jean Pied de Port
2011

Page 16

 

[DeadFred]

scruffy1& Sillydoll .. Thank you ,this is excellent information.